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Basic Pizza Dough

This recipe goes with Three Cheese-and-Spinach Pizza, Thai Chicken Pizza, Mardi Gras Pizza, Grilled Tomato-Basil Pizzettes, Caramelized Onion, Prosciutto, and Arugula Pizza

Coastal Living FEBRUARY 2013

Yield: Makes crusts for 2 (10-inch) pizzas
Prep time:12 Minutes
Stand:5 Minutes
Rise:1 Hour

Ingredients

1 (1/4-ounce) envelope active dry yeast
2 teaspoons sugar
1 cup warm water (100Â° to 110Â°)
2 1/2 cups bread flour or all-purpose flour

1/2 cup semolina flour, plus more for rolling out
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon salt

Preparation

1. Combine first 3 ingredients in a large bowl; let stand 5 minutes. Stir in flours, olive oil, and salt to form a soft dough.

2. Turn dough out onto a surface lightly sprinkled with semolina flour; knead 5 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Shape dough into a ball, and place in a lightly greased bowl, turning to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place (85°), free from drafts, 1 hour or until doubled in size.

3. Punch dough down. Divide in half.

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